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Comment allez-vous?

English translation: How are you?

19:47 May 1, 2001
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
German term or phrase: Comment allez-vous?
this term is used to greet someone
keshia
English translation:How are you?
Explanation:
How are you doing?

For your info, this is not German but French.
In German it would read:
Wie geht es Ihnen? or Wie geht es Dir?

Good luck! :-)
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Elinor Thomas
Local time: 19:24
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Summary of answers provided
naHow are you doing?
Barbara O.
naHow are you?
Elinor Thomas
naHow are you/how are you doing.
Elizabeth van der Veen
naHow are you?
samsi
naHow are you?
Astrid Elke Witte


  

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12 mins
How are you doing?


Explanation:
Your phrase is not German but English. It simply means "How are you doing?" or in German "Wie geht es Ihnen?"

In English you would probably say "Hi [or Hallo, good morning, etc.]. How are you doing?" Or "How are you?"


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Barbara O.
United States
Local time: 15:24
PRO pts in pair: 4
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41 mins
How are you?


Explanation:
How are you doing?

For your info, this is not German but French.
In German it would read:
Wie geht es Ihnen? or Wie geht es Dir?

Good luck! :-)

Elinor Thomas
Local time: 19:24
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 80
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Fuad Yahya
Mats Wiman
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Andrea Kopf
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13 hrs
How are you/how are you doing.


Explanation:
The phrase you entered is actually French!!

In German it would be: Wie geht es Ihnen
Wie geht es Dir
or (very casually) Wie geht's?

In English: How are you/how are you doing.


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Elizabeth van der Veen
PRO pts in pair: 3
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22 hrs
How are you?


Explanation:
Comment allez-vous? Is acutally French, and means "how are you?

With the "vous" they refer to the 2. Pers. Sing. polite form, in German this woud be: Wie geht es Ihnen?
This polite form doesn't exist in English, it's simply: how are you? how are you doing? (could be pl. or sg)

hope this helps
regards




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samsi
Local time: 17:24
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1 day 17 mins
How are you?


Explanation:
It's French, not German, polite form or also plural form, addressing more than one person.

Astrid Elke Witte
Germany
Local time: 00:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 578
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